Real Weddings from Your Surrey Wedding

Monochrome Magic

Ryan and Kay met in 2019 on a random Friday evening at their local social club where Ryan was playing darts for his team. "I'd arranged to meet a friend there for a catch up, and after a few vodkas, I'd mentioned to my friend that I liked the look of Ryan," recalls Kay. "Whilst I nipped to the ladies, unbeknown to me, my friend told Ryan exactly what I'd said. Whilst exiting the ladies, Ryan was stood there confi dently and said, 'Your mate told me what you said about me'. I wanted to die inside, I knew then that I had to play it cool, 'Did she?' I answered, and with that Ryan said 'Yeah, I'll see you later then', and with that he left the club. I went back in and spoke to my friend and before Ryan had even got to the exit, I'd sent him a friend request on Facebook. We met up again that night and have never gone a day without speaking since. Neither of us were looking for a relationship, I'd not long left an unhappy marriage, and Ryan was in his prime on Tinder!"

Run Away With Me

Amy and David met in modern fashion online through a dating app in 2019. "Chatting to him was instantly easy," recalls Amy. "He was funny, and conversation flowed immediately. When I first met him, I thought he had a gorgeous smile and beautiful, kind, bright blue eyes. It wasn't love at first sight, but I definitely got tummy tingles. He was very apologetic that he was late to our first date though!"

Love At First Sight

Cassie and Xander met in modern fashion on a dating app in 2021 and it was love at fi rst sight! "We moved very quickly because when you know you know!" shares Cassie. "Our fi rst date was at a chicken wing shop, outside in the freezing cold (we were just coming out of lockdown). It wasn't the most romantic start but we chatted and laughed all evening; we have a love of musical theatre in common and just clicked right away!"

Made You Blush

Sarah and Ben met at work and were friends for many years before they grew close through social events. "We were both attending an exercise class and went for a drink after one session, and the rest is history!" shares Sarah. "Ben proposed to me on Christmas Day 2021 at my sister's house with my family – it was a total surprise! He wrapped the ring up as a 'pass the parcel' game and got my niece and nephew involved – which was special to me; he got them wearing T-shirts asking me the question 'Will you marry me?' which they revealed at the end."

Te Amo Te Amo

Lucy met Hugo when they were teenagers, "Hugo was at an all boys school when I attended and all girls school. I was attracted to Hugo's beautiful twilight eyes and thick black hair. We were the same age but he was very mature and really kind and caring; he always had lots of interesting things to tell me." Hugo adds, "Lucy also had beautiful eyes, she was so shy and cute."

Love Is All Around

This couple crossed paths on their very fi rst day at university in Guildford, Surrey, and enjoyed a friendship for about eight months before becoming a couple. A mutual friend was the one who introduced them, and she remains a dear friend to this day. She had the honour of being Caitlin's maid-of-honour at her wedding – a little spoiler there! Greg proposed during a lovely walk in one of their favourite spots, and he had planned an exciting day in London fi lled with delicious food, drinks and exploring the city. While it was a surprise that day, they had previously discussed getting engaged.

It Must Be Love, Love, Love

Vicky and Jamie met at work in East London, and an offi ce romance soon blossomed into something more after lunchbreaks together and after-work drinks. "Things escalated one evening after work which ended up with us singing Backstreet Boys and trying to ballroom dance in the karaoke room!" recalls Vicky.

Love Actually

Jessie and Matt met jumping over fire together as part of a Spartan race! "We were in the same team together as we had a mutual friend," recalls Jessie. "Matt used to try and impress me by lifting heavy weights during our training sessions. I loved how much fun he was and how kind he could be."

Fly Me To The Moon

Robin and Matt met in New Zealand during fl ight training. "It was my fi rst night in the country and I met Matt at the welcome party," recalls Robin. "The theme was silly shirts and Matt walked in dressed in a crisp white shirt which really stood out from the many Hawaiian shirts. We spoke most of the night and he persuaded me to join everyone heading into town and said, "there's a myth that a night out fi xes jet lag". He was defi nitely wrong about that, but we started dating soon after.

A Spring Affair

Catherine and Lizzie met at work in 2018. "We became good friends, eventually moving in together as part of a house share in 2019," they tell us. "We grew closer and on New Year's Eve, Lizzie shared how she felt and was delighted that my feelings were reciprocated," Catherine says. "Being friends fi rst meant we already knew so much about each other. We loved being together and shared many interests like cooking shows, video games and music."

Something Blue

Dominique and Andrew met through an online dating website in 2019. "We went on holiday together and then when the lockdown happened, I temporarily moved in with Dominique so we did not have to isolate separately – the rest is history!" Andrew tells us. Andrew proposed in the gardens of East Hampstead Park Estate during a weekend away in November 2021 and the couple married the following year.

Love Is All Around

Prianka and Neel met through a mutual friend at university. "Neel proposed by booking Prianka a surprise day off work through one of her colleagues. "I was getting ready for work when he presented me with packed bags," she tells us. "I thought we were going abroad but we stayed at The Shard in London before taking a short trip to Madrid."

Childhood Sweethearts

Jess and Luke went to secondary school together and fi rst dated when they were both young. "I decided he was too shy!" recalls Jess after a short-lived time together. "We were always good friends, and it felt like there was always something there. When I returned from a year in Australia when I was 19 we met back up and the rest is history!"

Something Blue

Shannon and Hollie met playing football and were initially friends for a while before realising there was something more between them. "We loved each other's sense of humour and ability to have fun," they tell us. Hollie proposed during a break in the New Forest, by a small luxury lodge located on the river. "It was all a surprise," Hollie says. "Shannon thought she was going away with family and not long after arriving, I asked her to marry me. It was a wonderful moment as two swans peacefully swam past."

Nature's Way

Charlotte and Michael met via the online dating site Tinder in 2015. "Our profi le pictures were of us both on holidays in Marbella and Ibiza so it was clear that we shared a love of partying!" Charlotte tells us. "We discovered that we lived around the corner from each other and hit it off on our first date."

Let The Good Times Roll

Dan was Fay's personal trainer at her local gym, which is how the two met. They got on like the proverbial house on fire with Fay often listening to his tales of recent girlfriend trouble. The two officially started dating once the aforementioned troublesome girlfriends were off the scene and began meeting socially outside of the gym. Eventually, a few beers at a rugby match led to their first kiss!

Diagnosis Love

Bethany was working as a ward nurse when one day while doing her usual 5pm drug round she found herself faced with a man looking for his younger brother who'd had surgery earlier that day. As she showed him the way, she thought to herself, "Why couldn't I have met this man when I was looking slightly more put together?" Happily for Bethany though, this man was Matthew and he hadn't been the slightest bit put off by her old nurse's uniform or lack of make-up and had felt a connection too. Later that evening, he asked her out for dinner, and she gladly accepted.

Festival Fun

Lou and Sam met while working together at a big gym venue, but it wasn't until a year had passed that they actually spoke to each other. Once they did though, they soon discovered a common interest in music and pets, and before long set up their first pub date.

Worth The Wait

When Sherene was looking to have her bathroom redone Horace was recommended to her by a friend. She called him to arrange a time to give her a quote and ended up chatting on the phone for 20 minutes. When he turned up on her doorstep, eyes lit up on both sides but they didn't get together for a further two years, even though Sherene kept asking him back to do more work!

Think Pink

Amber and Jack met through a mutual friend, and Amber straight away found herself attracted to Jack's sense of humour. We fast forward a few years and the couple, now parents, were in their garden for a gathering to celebrate their little girl's birthday, when Jack got down on one knee and popped the question. "We'd spoken about it for a long time, I'd even picked out a ring, but it was still a surprise," Amber remembers.